In 1908, Drug prohibition began with the Opium Act and Cannabis was not added until the Confidential Restrict List in 1923. ... There has been reported cases were drug leaders will cut their marijuana with chemical substances found in methamphetamines and crack cocaine that can make the drug addictive. ... The removal, or at minimum reduction, of drug violence in our streets would be beneficial to everyone in Canada. ... Legalization would necessitate a number of set policies surrounding the sale and usage of the drug. ... They strongly believe that the public, media and policy makers must be ...

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So while marijuana may be classified as a schedule one drug, meaning that it is believed to have a high abuse potential, a lack of accepted safety, and no accepted medical use, it is apparent that the use of marijuana is having a growing acceptance in the U.S., especially in regards to its potential economic and health benefits (Schedule I). ... Opponents of the legalization of marijuana believe that our currently enacted federal laws should not change and thus stay as they are. ... However, advocates for the legalization of marijuana argue that if marijuana were to be legalized, people cou...

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Marijuana is currently listed under the DEA's drug scheduling list as a schedule 1 drug.... People believe marijuana would be used as a "stepping-stone " drug which would lead to cocaine, heroin or harder drugs.(Messerli) Some believe driving the influence would increase dramatically resulting in more traffic crashes(Messerli). " Legalization of marijuana could eventually lead to the legalization of harder drugs or  all  drugs altogether. ... Believing that marijuana is not dangerous could lead to abuse or possible experimentation with other drugs. ... Many believe the benefits of taxat...

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Police need citizens to report crimes, be witnesses, and believe testimony of the police when serving on juries. ... McNamara is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group started by retired law enforcement officials who have fought in the war on drugs and believe that war cannot be won (Martin 2009). ... Similarly, drug prohibition does not prevent drug abuse, and it does not help addicts recover from it. Drug enforcement laws do not prevent drug trafficking nor the violence associated with the illegal trade. ... Why is it treated as a drug while alcohol is not? ...

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Against, and For, Legalization There is, as would be expected, the age-old outcry against drugs being legal, no matter what the drug. ... The idea is to make the drug available to those in great pain. ... This is arguably due to the fact that "present classification failed to differentiate between hard drugs and cannabis, leading young people to believe that hard drugs are not dangerous and making it difficult to give convincing anti-drug advice" (Anonymous More calls for legalized cannabis 5). ... I got a case in Boston where the jurors believed, almost, that marijuana was shot into you...

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NORML believes that more time and money should be spent on fighting real crime, as opposed to minor offenses such as marijuana use. ... They firmly believe that any legislation towards legalization of marijuana would set the country back to the 1970's where we experienced the worst drug abuse problems. Substance abuse rises wherever the public is tolerant of drug laws. ... They hold charity events annually to raise enough money for drug education. ... They believe that innocent people die in pain because the drug is illegal. ...

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Many believe there should be legalization of marijuana but put laws on how much we can consume and in certain situations. I believe it should be legalized because the constitution does not state that a federal government to regulate or ban substances that we choose to consume. ... With that being said federal governments cannot regulate laws drugs but only the states legislatives can. ... The war on drugs has had a dramatic use when it comes in for the cost of war starting in 1971 when president Nixon went without congress approval to declare war on drugs on July 17, 1971 (Kieffer, Par11). ......

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What few people fail to realize is that this and other drugs were banned by the fault of racial intolerance. ... In 1962, a White House drug conference described the hazards of grass "exaggerated," and a 1972 presidential commission recommended decriminalization of the drug. ... Physicians of the time also used marijuana to treat headaches, insomnia, and menstrual cramps and the drug was available in most drug stores (Hermes 51). ... And because marijuana does not impair breathing, Grinspoon recommends the drug as a means of easing childbirth. ... In my personal opinion, I feel that the onl...

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The reclassification is ideal for the fact that the drug schedules are outdated, unscientific, and heavily flawed including legal drugs (Obama Okay with Rescheduling Marijuana). ... He strongly believes that Californians should wait a minimum of two years to see how Colorado and Washington are doing. ... He does not want to see teenagers using cannabis as a gateway drug and be responsible for contributing to the increased drug abuse rate. ... Gavin however believes that it is time for Californians to lead the legalization of cannabis the same way they have led the legalization of medical canna...

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" In other words, the DOJ believes that removing restrictions will open the door to a whole new group of users, and as a result, healthcare related costs will rise due to the negative physical and mental repercussions of marijuana use. ... It would appear that he believes issuing such a threat, will ward off any potential drug dealers looking to exploit America's youth. Holder's claim rests upon the questionable assumption that drug dealers will stop dealing because they are afraid of getting caught. ... Drug possession offenders by percentage Most non-violent drug users never e...

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Drugs are bad. All of our lives we've all seen the commercials, learned the slogans, saw the movies, and some witnessed personally the effects of drugs on a person. But, I am NOT talking about drugs per se, I'm talking about marijuana, across the country at this point in history, marijuana is quickly becoming a legalized drug. ... Jamelle Bouie of Theslate.com believes The war on weed was foolish and costly. ... (bourrie Individuals who have been convicted of misdemeanor charges for possessing the drug have a very difficult time securing housing, jobs and education. ...

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Today, as many as "2 million Canadians" use the drug regularly (and "100, 000 Canadians" use the drug daily) (Frank Discussion), unaware of where their marijuana is grown and who it is grown by (using what chemicals). ... By allowing drug users a legal way of stimulating and achieving a similar high, many drug addicts would decrease or all together, stop the practice of using harder drugs, such as cocaine or heroin. ... However, through the legalization of "soft drugs" like marijuana in The Netherlands, it has led to a decrease in use of drugs all together. Although marijuana may be prohi...

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The federal government, seeing the increase of marijuana use, passed new drug laws. ... President Jimmy Carter said, "Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than use of the drug itself. ... Conservatives believe that legalization of marijuana would increase the amount of drug use throughout the world. They state that in many cases, drug users have quit because of trouble with the law. ... She also believes that like alcohol beverage control, the government would not be able to control marijuana distribution if it were legal. ...

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When compared to currently available legal substances and drugs such as cigarettes and alcohol, marijuana seems less of a threat then pictured. ... A second reason why marijuana should be legalized is because although hard to believe marijuana has medical use. ... In fact, Israeli scientists found the skeleton of a fourth century woman who they believed died in childbirth. ... On average, we sentence nonviolent drug offenders to five times more jail time than those convicted of manslaughter. ... Also by actually legalizing it as a product and not an illegal drug the government could capitaliz...

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This continued through the Clinton administration with massive federal funding for the war on drugs. ... I believe the legalization of marijuana could help solve many problems we face in society. ... Billions of dollars are spent annually on prescription drugs used to lift our spirits or calm our nerves. ... This is directly related to what illegal drug sales precipitates. ... It also prevents introduction to a criminal element that could offer you harder drugs. ...

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Pharmacopoeia because it was believed to be a harmful and addictive drug that caused psychoses, mental deterioration, and violent behavior. ... "The current legal status of marijuana was established in 1970 with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act, which divided drugs into five schedules and placed marijuana in Schedule I, the category for drugs with high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use."... According to the authors of Medical Marijuana "All of the currently available analgesic (pain-relieving) drugs have limited efficacy for some types of pain. ... This money could ...

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Other substantial causes for this controversy are the reported medicinal values of marijuana, the argument of whether or not it is a gateway drug, and the public opinion of nations where the drug is tolerated. ... "The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse" reports that 31.6% of Americans have used marijuana. ... By mere numbers, one can speculate that marijuana has truly become the "middle class drug." ... The drug known as Marinol is a synthetic form of THC. ... There are also groups in the US that believe that legalizing marijuana could aggravate the current drug problem in the US by ma...

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Others feel that legalizing marijuana will lead to the use of other "harder" drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, because it is viewed by many as a "gateway" drug. ... "Marijuana is a "gateway" drug" (McWilliams). If taken into consideration Holland it is apparent that hard drug use, heroin and cocaine, declined substantially after the partial legalization of marijuana. ... Many people find the previous statement hard to believe and find evidence that suggests different, but the evidence will always show other substances that contributed to the death. ... Marijuana is the third most pop...

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In a report released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) they compared marijuana to 17 other FDA approved drugs like Ritalin, Adderall and Viagra. ... Based solely off of the statistics, marijuana could appear to be a better option than three FDA approved drugs. ... Another major factor in the argument against medicinal marijuana is that the ingredients that make up the drug. ... Aside from the chemical make-up and addictiveness of the drug, marijuana can also impair motor skills. ... While many individuals still fear the unknown of cannabis use in children, the Figi family believes that...

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Would your answer still be "yes" if you were told that sometimes the only drug that can help their pain is marijuana. ... The American Civil Liberties Union believes that police and prosecutors should be flexible when evaluating whether or not a patient or caregiver meets the sixty day supply limitation. ... Marijuana is smoked by thousands of AIDS patients to treat nausea and vomiting associated with both the disease and AZT drug therapy because it stimulates appetite. ... Some of these concerns include the fact that marijuana use can lead younger people to experiment with harder drugs. ......

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A fact: marijuana is one of the safest drugs on the market. ... Pot, another name for marijuana, is a drug made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of hemp plants. ... Their decision was altered when the committee took concern of Rebagliati's drug consumption. ... This concludes that marijuana at large quantities will not cause severe transient episodes of confusion or frank toxic delirium ("Drug"). ... Such results have been marked in numerous other cases, leading scientists to firmly believe that marijuana does help glaucoma patients (Grinspoon 146). ...

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The public heard these words and voted in favor of the proposition believing that it would bring comfort to those who are sick and suffering. ... Proposition 215 was backed by organizations such as NORML, the Drug Policy Foundation (DPF), and Californians for Medical Rights (CMR). ... One of the experts who testified at the 1987 federal hearings to reschedule marijuana...admitted under oath to using every illegal mind altering drug he ever studied. ... Like alcohol, it's a mind-altering drug. ... There are so many new drugs for glaucoma coming out all the time" (Lacayo). ...

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The author also claims, "a drug like marijuana is too dangerous to legalize," and that if marijuana is legalized it will fall into the hands of children like alcohol and tobacco already do (Margolis). ... Methods For my research question I asked, "Since Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012, do you believe it has led to increased marijuana use among teenagers?... When I was able to talk with some of the individuals about their responses on why they felt it was not harming teens, I found a similar pattern: no one believed marijuana is a big deal and legalization is ...

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High Times in itself is really an entertainment magazine targeted to those people in society interested in the recreational use of drugs. ... Most people would not believe that this is possible; given the subject matter, people usually jump to the stereotype of a "stoner-, and don't even consider the fact that maybe that that is all it is, a stereotype. ...

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